Winston Sterzel

On today’s episode, Andy sits down with Winston Sterzel and Matthew Tye, creators and hosts of The China Show and two of the most well-known foreign commentators on modern China. Winston and Matthew both lived in China for over a decade, where they documented daily life, culture, and politics through their popular YouTube channels before turning their focus to uncovering how the Chinese Communist Party operates at home and abroad. Together, they break down the ways the CCP uses propaganda, censorship, and state narratives to influence its citizens and shape global perception, including how China’s growing hostility toward the United States fuels nationalism at home and poses new challenges and threats abroad. To watch the China Show, visit http://youtube.com/@thechinashow and their secret show on Patreon - http://patreon.com/advpodcasts Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Sponsors Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ AmmoSquared Visit https://ammosquared.com/ today for a special offer and keep yourself fully stocked. With over 100,000 members and thousands of 5-star ratings, Your readiness is their mission. TacPack Visit http://www.TacPack.com and use code IRONCLAD at checkout to get a free $70 tactical gift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Charlie interviews the men behind @ADVChina Winston Sterzel @serpentza and Matthew Tye @laowhy86 The duo have both lived in China for over a decade and through their motorcycle vlogs have experienced the country in a truly unique way. Winston and Matthew give their insights on the state of Chinese affairs, propaganda, de-dollarization, and much more! Thank you for listening. SUBSCRIBE To The China Show: https://youtube.com/@TheChinaShow If You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand If you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔 ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 00:00 - Epic Intro 01:37 - The Chinese Government Tried to Make an Example of Matt 08:51 - Winston Barely Escaped From China 10:22 - Does Chinese Propaganda Actually Work? 14:40 - This Is the Worldview Pushed Upon the Chinese People 18:09 - China’s Go-To Tactic: Blaming the Rest of the World 22:31 - China’s Exploitation of Xenophobia 23:31 - The Invisible Power of Chinese Propaganda in the West 29:18 - The Myth of “De-Dollarization” 36:13 - China’s “Fancy Facade” of Technological Supremacy 41:53 - How to Avoid Being Fooled by Propaganda 49:37 - Will China Become the World’s Dominant Power? 1:01:02 - China’s Suppression of Cultural Problems 1:06:51 - Jack Ma: What Happens When China “Disappears” You 1:13:00 - What It’s Like to Be Targeted by the Chinese Government 1:17:24 - The Complex Chinese “Honey Trap” Scam 1:20:40 - Why Modern Slavery Is So Hard to End Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This Week The Pack is joined by Winston Sterzel, (on Twitter @serpentza ) also known by his YouTube pseudonym SerpentZA. We talk about his time in China, his need to flee, How China has changed, and the chilling effect they have on free speech in the US. Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam and how China has its hand in global events. He lived in Shenzhen in the Guangdong province of China for fourteen years. His videos cover a variety of topics relating to life in China from a Westerner perspective. He moved to China to work as an English teacher after first visiting on business in 2005. In 2015, he was one of twelve South Africans in China profiled by China Radio International. He started uploading videos in China in 2007 and became a full-time vlogger in 2016. His videos primarily focus on life in China as viewed from a Western perspective. Sterzel has also made videos about motorcycle trips through China. With fellow YouTuber Matthew Tye (who goes by Laowhy86) and other friends, he has taken extended journeys and produced documentary series titled Conquering Southern China and Conquering Northern China . He and Tye operate the YouTube channel ADVChina , a motorcycle travel vlog. Sterzel was also co-founder of a small, China-based custom motorcycle business, Churchill Custom Motorcycles, that is no longer in business. In late 2018, he said he desired to create "positive content" about China, but that a negative interaction with the Chinese police spurred him to move out of China. In 2019, Sterzel moved to Los Angeles because he felt he would lose his life or be incarcerated in China following threats by ultranationalist Internet users, who accused Sterzel's wife of being a spy and a threat to national security. Sit back have a drink and let's talk about China since we can't go there. Links https://www.youtube.com/c/ADVPodcasts https://www.youtube.com/@serpentza https://twitter.com/serpentza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Sterzel

This week on the “No Harm In Asking” podcast, Michael Kerr and Eric Byron review "The Jordan Harbinger Show". Certainly the old adage "nothing succeeds like success" applies to Jordan as he can definitely get guests that most podcasters can't but there's still some great lessons in the business that he has built. As many reviews have taught us, being nice is never a losing strategy along with remembering that every episode is an opportunity to gain a new fan, so make it easy for them. Every week, Jordan interviews fascinating people at the top of their game. Now over 700 episodes, "The Show" has become one of the most popular podcasts in the world and was awarded “Best of 2018″ by Apple. A recovering lawyer who speaks 5 languages Jordan covers such topics as disinformation, abnormal psychology, China, criminal justice, cults, scams, conspiracies, cyber warfare and more! Mike and Eric listened to episode "737: Winston Sterzel : Don’t Lose Your Bacon in a Pig-Butchering Scam" as well as a few others for this review. We also love his "Starter Packs" section if there are particular topics you're interested in. They can be found on Jordan's website here: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ Tell Jordan he should listen to our review on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger! Follow us on Twitter at @noharmaskingpod so you don't miss a review. Eric also publishes his podcasting journey titled "A Podcasting Journal" on Substack at https://ericbyron.substack.com/ Please check out our sponsor: Qollab.me - the free to use interview planning, preparation and collaboration tool https://qollab.me/

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Right before the 20th Party congress, China's big government meeting, a protester unveiled a banner in Beijing, calling for Xi's removal, and the end of zero Covid. It's unprecedented. This doesn't happen in Beijing... Laowhy86 Video - Elon, Please Shut Up - https://youtu.be/l9UQkMw5QVc SerpentZA video - China's Cardboard Police - https://youtu.be/j9O1P8Fttrg Jordan Harbinger with Winston Sterzel - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/winston-sterzel-dont-lose-your-bacon-in-a-pig-butchering-scam/ Jordan Harbinger with Laowhy86 - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/laowhy86-how-the-chinese-social-credit-score-system-works-part-one/ BBC video about Syrian begging - https://youtu.be/lTrZSZpZkBM Sydney Daddy analysis video about HIMARS - https://youtu.be/M5V0CbrIU_s Jump Boost Garage - https://youtu.be/KfpR0qiXjTo Chip explanation - https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/y2q95n/bidens_new_sanctions_probably_mean_the_end_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf China Fact Chasers - Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinaFactChasers Support the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcasts Support us and the channel on Paypal! http://paypal.me/advchina Our personal Patreon accounts SerpentZA: http://www.patreon.com/serpentza C-Milk: http://www.patreon.com/laowhy86 ADVChina Subreddit - https://reddit.com/r/ADVChina Living in China for so long, we would like to share some of the comparisons that we have found between China and the west, and shed some light on the situation. Every week, we take you to a new place in China on our bikes, cover a topic, and reply to your questions. Tune in, hop on, and stay awesome! http://www.facebook.com/advchina Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember U https://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds Track : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember U Sources - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/economy/china-drought-economy-climate.html See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#

Winston Sterzel ( @serpentza ) is a South African vlogger and video producer who lived in Shenzhen in the Guangdong province of China for 14 years. He hosts his own YouTube channel as SerpentZA and co-hosts vlog ADVChina with Laowhy86. What We Discuss with Winston Sterzel: How does the pig-butchering scam work , and why is it called this? Who tends to be the most common target of the pig-butchering scam , and how has this changed since its inception? The psychological levers that get used to manipulate victims of the pig-butchering scam , and how they differ from more traditional scams. How much time and effort pig-butchering scammers will invest in fattening up their victims for the big kill (and how Winston has made a game of wasting their time and effort when he's been their mark). Warnings from people who have fallen for the pig-butchering scam and how you can avoid being next. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/737 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course ! Miss our two-parter with North Korean defector Charles Ryu? Catch up here starting with episode 84: Confessions of a North Korean Escape Artist Part One ! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

To really understand China, you have to get to know its people. Winston "SerpentZA" Sterzel travels across China's first tier cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen - meeting the cities' most fascinating people, including a racy nude photographer, a mosquito breeding scientist and a DIY maker challenging gender and tech stereotypes. Directed by Ricardo Afonso https://www.candidpicturesfilm.com/ Writing Credits Ricardo Afonso Li Xixi Cast Winston Sterzel - Winston Sterzel ... Self Naomi Wu - Naomi Wu ... Self Special Thanks to Li Xixi ... producer Location Management Sky Thomas Gidge ... location scout For a deeper dive into China's Propaganda influence and soft power, watch our liveshow ADVPodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/advpodcasts Support Sasha and I on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/serpentza Bitcoin - bc1qxfjp2t6x5dpslv59u0jl89m6k643hcn8h2jsvp Ethereum - 0x6Da150a2A8529110017Ed4db68B3dF0084900280 Paypal: https://paypal.me/serpentza DOCUMENTARY LINKS: Conquering Southern China: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringsouthernchina Conquering Northern China: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringnorthernchina For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina every Monday 1pm EST https://www.youtube.com/advchina For a realistic perspective on China and world travel from an American father and a Chinese mother with two half-Chinese daughters go to Laowhy86 every Wednesday 1pm EST https://youtu.be/mErixa-YIJE For a no-nonsense on the street look at Chinese culture and beyond from China's original YouTuber, join SerpentZA on Friday at 1pm EST https://www.youtube.com/serpentza Join me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/winstoninchina Twitter: @serpentza Instagram: serpent_za ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSie5A3LWgI

Guests: Hosts of the ADVChina YouTube channel and podcast Winston Sterzel (aka Serpentza) and Matthew Tye (aka C-Milk/laowhy86) lived and traveled through most of China for more than a decade. They started a custom motorcycle business and did most of their traveling on those motorcycles and they produced two documentary films. Their video and podcast content (they have individual channels as well as the ADVChina channels) is broad ranging but mostly about life in China from a westerner’s perspective and the more recent content has a lot of information about how things have changed. Both Winston and Matt married and have extended families in China and in their home countries of South Africa and the United States and they left China for the United States in the past couple of years after witnessing a significant transformation in China. We talk about that transformation, what life in China was like when they first moved there and how things are now. We talk about the real estate bubble, the Evergrande crisis, and Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, Xinjiang and the Uyghurs. We then discuss the escalating hostility between China and the United States and its allies. In a bonus episode we discuss whether or not China is becoming an imperial power “with Chinese characteristics”. And more. FOLLOW Winston on Twitter at @serpentza , follow Matt at @laowhy86 . Subscribe to their YouTube channels ADVChina , ADVPodcasts , Serpentza , laowhy86 and find their work on their website advchina.net Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire , Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire , Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod , YouTube youtube.com/aroundtheempire , Spotify , iTunes , iHeart , Google Podcasts FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon . Join us on TELEGRAM https://t.me/AroundtheEmpire Find everything on http://aroundtheempire.com and linktr.ee/aroundtheempire Reference Links : ADVChina: Why is Everything in CHINA FALLING APART? ADVChina: China's Biggest Ghost City - The Military Chased us Out! ADVChina Documentary: Conquering Southern China ADVChina Documentary: Conquering Northern China ADVPodcast Associated Press: Terror & Tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains Around the Empire: Ep 207 Chinahawks’ Uyghur Genocide Narrative feat Gareth Porter Around the Empire: Ep 216 Indy Media Chinahawks (Swapcast) Patrick MacFarlane Around the Empire: Ep 181 Xinjiang and the Uyghurs feat Peter Lee

**Cents Featured Podcast** Join Justin Oh and co-host Tom Nash in this week's Unpopular Opinions episode. This episode brings you an exclusive interview Winston Sterzel (aka SerpentZa), the original China YouTuber with deep expertise and personal experience in the country. Check out SerpentZa's YouTube channel here! https://www.youtube.com/serpentza Check out Unpopular Opinions YouTube channel here! https://www.youtube.com/c/UnpopularOpinions Sign up for Cents' full streams, community, and our favorite investments! https://www.acouplecents.com/ All content in this episode is my opinions and personal research for entertainment purposes only. It does not represent financial advice, nor should it be construed as such.

Matt and Winston lived in China for years, learning to speak the language, love the people, and distrust the government. Their insights are surprising and fascinating. This episode sponsored by Kettle and Fire . (Use code CHRIS for 15% off your order -- free shipping for 6 or more items.) Find me on Instagram or Twitter . Please consider supporting this podcast. This Amazon affiliate link kicks a few bucks back my way. Music: “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range ; “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . Matt - http://youtube.com/laowhy86 Winston - http://youtube.com/serpentza ADVChina - http://youtube.com/advchina ADVPodcasts - http://youtube.com/advpodcasts Documentaries - Conquering Southern China https://www.amazon.com/gp/ video/detail/B06W52SN47/ref= atv_dp_share_cu_r Conquering Northern China https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ conqueringnorthernchina Stay Awesome China https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ stayawesomechina This is a public episode. If yo

Nytt avsnitt av Kinapodden ute nu! I dagens avsnitt fick jag möjligheten att intervjua Winston Sterzel som har en YouTube kanal som heter SerpentZa. Han var den första youtubern som laddade upp videos när Youtube blev blocket i Kina och är idag Kinas mest kända youtuber I detta avsnitt förklarar han bland annat hur det är att vara […]